Bogdan Vernescu, Vice Provost for Research
"WPI's world-class research enterprise continues to see significant growth. In the past five years, our funding has increased by 140 percent as our research-active faculty members submit and win increasingly larger proposal funding. WPI continues in make purposeful and strategic gains in attracting outstanding faculty members, developing an internal funding programs to encourage collaboration, promoting valuable resources for faculty and staff, and reinforcing our existing campus infrastructure to support our research across WPI.”
PracticePoint Expands Research, Development, and Commercialization Possibilities at WPI
In addition to many state-of-the-art facilities co-located around campus, PracticePoint offers an innovative space to encourage academic and industry collaboration. At this membership-based, on-campus healthcare development and testing facility—which includes an MRI machine and a fully functional operating room—researchers can delve deeply into emergent medical, cyber, and physical systems and devices that will improve the future of patient care.
Record Funding Amounts Expand Learning Sciences Research Expertise
The Learning Sciences & Technologies group continues to expand its research reach in the digital learning space. The resulting proposals brought in a record $12M+ in FY20 for work done at WPI in collaboration with colleagues at other universities and companies. Multiple larger grants support WPI’s collaboration with the ASSISTments Foundation, led by Neil Heffernan, professor of computer science, which leverages a learning platform where teachers can assess and redirect teaching efforts right in the classroom, improving student outcomes in real time.
- Yes! While your MQP has to be in your major, you can complete other research in any discipline you choose.
